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Parliament and Government

• Year 7-10 - Commerce
• Elections
• Legislative Change
• Three Levels of Government

What you will learn

• The following information and activities will help you to understand what ‘separation of powers’ means.
• You will find out about the roles of the Parliament, Executive, Judiciary and Head of State and how government is formed in Australia’s system of government.
• You will find out what the difference is between parliament and government, including what responsible government, parliamentary majority, a hung parliament and minority government mean.
• You will also learn about the role of political parties and independent members of parliament.

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How Laws are Made and Changed

• Year 7-10 - Commerce
• Legislative Change
• Representative Democracy

What you will learn

• The following information and activities will help to develop an understanding of Parliament
• You will learn about the process of making statute law
• You will learn how laws are made and how they change

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